Comparing Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessments in the Midwest cover page of Report - shows a woman trying to cross a busy road without a sidewalk

What’s a VRUSA and what does it say about Wisconsin?

by admin in News, Resources, Transportation

Walking, accessibility, biking, and transit saw considerable investment in funding with the adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. An often overlooked piece of those legislative changes was the creation of a new document: the Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment (VRUSA). The VRUSA is a tool to evaluate how a state Department of Transportation (DOT) understands the […]

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I94 in Milwaukee

Challenging the Expansion of I-94 in Milwaukee

by admin in Balanced Transportation, Fighting Wasteful Spending, I-94, News, Transportation, Transportation Equity

We have joined a lawsuit filed by Midwest Environmental Advocates and Legal Action of Wisconsin challenging federal approval of a $1.75 billion plan to expand I-94 in Milwaukee. The lawsuit alleges transportation officials refused to consider an alternative plan that would have incorporated a public transportation element and fixed safety concerns without expanding the highway. […]

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Zoned Out! event was held on Sept. 18. Here particpants are sitting listening to the presentation

Zoned Out!

by admin in Housing, News, Zoning

1000 Friends of Wisconsin and Narvarte Development hosted an event discussing zoning and its impact on housing on September 18th at Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s ThriveOn King development.  During the first half of the Zoned Out! event, Kirk E. Harris, J.D., PhD presented the historical context of zoning. His stirring presentation detailed how racial segregation and disenfranchisement have been […]

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